Is there an easier way to connect propane for outdoor kitchen burners?

[KenJFerguson]

The outdoor kitchen which was a key factor in choosing the 2014 Bullet 22RBPR we bought this summer.

My wife loves it and we used it a ton over the 8-weeks of our maiden trip but crawling under rig and the extended stove which required 2 hands, getting on hands and knees and often a headlamp in the dark to make the connection became a PITA.

I've searched the threads and the internet for a SAFE mod to make that connection point more accessible but have come up dry.

Has anyone seen, perhaps in newer models, an easier way to make the connection?

[flybouy]

I think your asking about the LP quick disconnect. Crawl under and measure the distance from the "T' fitting out to where you want the disconnect to end up. Subtract the length of the quick disconnect itself. Then go to Home Depot or Lowes or any plumbing supply house and have them cut and thread a piece of black iron pipe that length.

Turn the gas off, light a burner to empty the gas line. Remove the quick disconnect and the pipe it's connected to and replace it with the longer pipe. Use pipe joint compound or the yellow Teflon tape on the threads. Turn the gas back on, check for leaks with a soap solution in a spray bottle then light the stove top burner to purge the air out of the line and your done!

[chuckster57]

I would use caution if your trying to get it to “stick out” further. May end up being a “snag point”. Break it off and you’ll have no propane to the entire trailer.

[KenJFerguson]

Exactly right. The quick connect is easy enough just difficult to access to attach the rubber hose that feeds the burners.

Sounds perfectly reasonable and doable. Ideally I would like it to go 90 degrees up from the current quick connect location into the storage area for the burner and remain permanently connected to the rubber hose that feeds the burners. And, have the shutoff valve in there as well as it is currently right next to the quick connect.

[GordKey22]

What I did with mine was to extend it a bit further out and a bit forward.

Now it is in line with the outside line of the trailer and it is now in line with the front edge of the kitchen slide.

Much easier to access.

[Steveo57]

I took and installed a mouse hole cover like they use for the shore power cord. Then just run the propane line up to the mouse hole and it's easy to get to. It's mounted in the lower part of the aluminum siding around the bottom of the trailer so you don't have to worry about it being a leakage point.

[flybouy]

Originally Posted by KenJFerguson

Exactly right. The quick connect is easy enough just difficult to access to attach the rubber hose that feeds the burners.

Sounds perfectly reasonable and doable. Ideally I would like it to go 90 degrees up from the current quick connect location into the storage area for the burner and remain permanently connected to the rubber hose that feeds the burners. And, have the shutoff valve in there as well as it is currently right next to the quick connect.

I wouldn't trust a quick connect and a rubber hose flexing that much in an enclosed space. I understand that they placed it back to prevent damage from an impact but on mine the outdoor kitchen connection is so far back you have to lay on your back under the edge of the trailer to get to it.

The connection on the back end for the grill is tight to get to but at least I can see it between the bumper and the back wall.

Installing a mouse hole in the J Wrap wouldn't work for me, my hands are way to large. I have thought about a larger hatch but as flimsy as that J Wrap is my fear would be putting a big dent in it if I closed it too hard.

[KenJFerguson]

That would make it much easier to access. Did that involve 2 90 degree fittings or is that pipe bendable?

[Key22]

Originally Posted by GordKey22

What I did with mine was to extend it a bit further out and a bit forward.

Now it is in line with the outside line of the trailer and it is now in line with the front edge of the kitchen slide.

Much easier to access.

It involved a couple of fitting and a bit of pipe, plus a bendable pipe.
I suppose that it could have been done with a longer bendable pipe, but the one that I had purchased would not reach where I wanted it to end up.

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[KenJFerguson]

Originally Posted by Steveo57

I took and installed a mouse hole cover like they use for the shore power cord. Then just run the propane line up to the mouse hole and it's easy to get to. It's mounted in the lower part of the aluminum siding around the bottom of the trailer so you don't have to worry about it being a leakage point.

Now that looks pretty slick Steveo, Much easier to access. Using the ideas for piping and this access idea I should be able to find a way to connect, route and support an extension that doesn't pose a safety risk driving down the road. I'll post photos when done.

[KenJFerguson]

Originally Posted by KenJFerguson

The outdoor kitchen which was a key factor in choosing the 2014 Bullet 22RBPR we bought this summer.

My wife loves it and we used it a ton over the 8-weeks of our maiden trip but crawling under rig and the extended stove which required 2 hands, getting on hands and knees and often a headlamp in the dark to make the connection became a PITA.

I've searched the threads and the internet for a SAFE mod to make that connection point more accessible but have come up dry.

Has anyone seen, perhaps in newer models, an easier way to make the connection?

Now that looks pretty slick Steveo, Much easier to access. Using the ideas for piping and this access idea I should be able to find a way to connect, route and support an extension that doesn't pose a safety risk driving down the road. I'll post photos when done.

[Steveo57]

Originally Posted by KenJFerguson

That would make it much easier to access. Did that involve 2 90 degree fittings or is that pipe bendable?

I just used some 3/8" copper tubing and flare fittings at each end to extend the line. The mouse hole uses a 3 1/2" hole that was easy to cut with a jigsaw. The flare fittings on mine were 1/2" pipe to 3/8" flare, one male and one female. Just unscrew the installed quick disconnect and move it to the mouse hole. I didn't have a tube bender so I used a loop to get the tubing routed easily. You could use black iron pipe too instead of the tubing.

I find that I have plenty of room to connect the hose and operate the valve on the quick disconnect.

[BrooksFam]

Steveo57;

Good work......

[GASMAN6674]

Here is what I did to mine. got tired of the hands and knees shuffle as the original pointed straight to the rear bumper. I tee'd mine because I have another grill with a different quick disconnect. I put a gas cock ahead of them because I don't trust quick disconnects.

[KenJFerguson]

Originally Posted by GASMAN6674

Here is what I did to mine. got tired of the hands and knees shuffle as the original pointed straight to the rear bumper. I tee'd mine because I have another grill with a different quick disconnect. I put a gas cock ahead of them because I don't trust quick disconnects.

Perfect and I like the idea of the second connection for a gas BBQ grill. Pictures are very clear as to what you did.

[dutchmensport]

The mouse hole idea is a good one. However, if you don't want to do the actual plumbing and for the black pipe, why not just connect a quick disconnect hose and stretch it to the "mouse hole". That's much easier than doing the "hard wired" type of plumbing. Click here

[flybouy]

Originally Posted by dutchmensport

The mouse hole idea is a good one. However, if you don't want to do the actual plumbing and for the black pipe, why not just connect a quick disconnect hose and stretch it to the "mouse hole". That's much easier than doing the "hard wired" type of plumbing. Click here

The issue with that is if it comes loose and drags down the road.

[Sarge2]

Originally Posted by GASMAN6674

Here is what I did to mine. got tired of the hands and knees shuffle as the original pointed straight to the rear bumper. I tee'd mine because I have another grill with a different quick disconnect. I put a gas cock ahead of them because I don't trust quick disconnects.

This is slick... hope you don't mind if I copy your set up..

[GASMAN6674]

No worries

[Bill-2020]

Originally Posted by KenJFerguson

Perfect and I like the idea of the second connection for a gas BBQ grill. Pictures are very clear as to what you did.

I made up a quick disconnect tee. Connect the tee to the camper end, and the outdoor stove top to one side of the tee and the Weber Q to the other. No re-pipe necessary.